Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Per resident, Les Cèdres spends less than 83% of Québec’s local municipalities
Les Cèdres’ council has 6 councillors and is led by Michel Proulx, the mayor. Soulanges is the riding Les Cèdres votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Les Cèdres.
What stands out in how Les Cèdres is governed
Many residents per seat
Les Cèdres council spreads its seats over a big population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Most of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Les Cèdres council: 83% of them. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Les Cèdres, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville.lescedres.qc.ca ↗Land-use, waste and fire-cover plans.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assnat.qc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Les Cèdres belongs to MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges, a regional county municipality, and to the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Les Cèdres, from the most recent elections.
- 1Les Cèdres councilelected November 2025Michel Proulx
- 2National Assembly of QuébecSoulanges
- 3House of CommonsBeauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
Who sits on Les Cèdres council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Michel Proulx
- Alex Allen
- Claude Généreux
- Loïc Dewavrin
- Russell Piché
- Patrick Nadeau
- Patricia Perron
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Proulx | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes, another seat |
| Alex Allen | Councillor | Independent | 167 | 61% | No |
| Claude Généreux | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Loïc Dewavrin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Russell Piché | Councillor | Independent | 196 | 58% | No |
| Patrick Nadeau | Councillor | Independent | 185 | 65% | No |
| Patricia Perron | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
Every member of Les Cèdres council ran without a team or party. Les Cèdres is split into districts for council seats, while the mayor faces every voter. The race for mayor was never run: Michel Proulx was the only candidate.
Every other candidate (3)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Robert Lanthier | Independent | 108 | 39% |
| Councillor | Nicole Martin | Independent | 144 | 42% |
| Councillor | Louis Paquin | Independent | 99 | 35% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Les Cèdres votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Les Cèdres council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Les Cèdres votes next on 4 November 2029.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Les Cèdres votes in Soulanges for the National Assembly of Québec
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
MNA: see the legislature’s list
assnat.qc.ca ↗Les Cèdres is in Soulanges, one of the ridings that each elect a MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Claude DeBellefeuille represents Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2006
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Claude DeBellefeuille sits with the Bloc Québécois, which has 22 of the 78 seats from Quebec, against 44 for the Liberal Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon puts the Bloc Québécois first at 48%; Claude DeBellefeuille held it for the party in 2025. Claude DeBellefeuille was first elected in 2006, spent time out of the House and returned in 2019.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Vaudreuil—Soulanges returned Peter Schiefke (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Les Cèdres’ riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon.
At 67%, more of Vaudreuil—Soulanges voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Peter Schiefke (Liberal Party of Canada) took Vaudreuil—Soulanges in 2021 with 46% of the vote, 15,693 votes ahead of Thierry Vadnais-Lapierre (Bloc Québécois). 47% had elected Peter Schiefke there in 2019.
All 6 candidates in Vaudreuil—Soulanges, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Schiefke | Liberal Party of Canada | 30,001 | 46.5% |
| Thierry Vadnais-Lapierre | Bloc Québécois | 14,308 | 22.2% |
| Karen Cox | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,556 | 16.4% |
| Niklas Brake | New Democratic Party | 6,780 | 10.5% |
| Cameron Stiff | Green Party of Canada | 1,631 | 2.5% |
| Ginette Destrempes | Free Party Canada | 1,288 | 2.0% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Les Cèdres council spends less per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Long-term debt at Les Cèdres council stood at $16.6M, or $2,295 a resident, below the $2,461 median. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 80% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. No service costs more than water, sewers and waste, at $449 per resident and 24% of the total. Each resident’s share of Les Cèdres council’s 2024 spending came to $1,907, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Staff pay and benefits account for 29% of spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.2M | $449 | 24% |
| Roads and transit | $2.9M | $400 | 21% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.6M | $353 | 19% |
| General government | $2.3M | $312 | 16% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.5M | $211 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $778K | $108 | 6% |
| Financing costs | $509K | $70 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $19K | $3 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 1,020 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
A seat on Les Cèdres council covers 1,020 residents; 77% of Quebec municipalities have fewer per seat.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Les Cèdres is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsquebec.qc.ca ↗Council meetings, agendas and services.
ville.lescedres.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- Council money. MAMH’s 2024 financial report, consolidated: charges by service, with revenue, debt and reserves from the financial profile, per resident with MAMH’s own population.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
Questions about how Les Cèdres is run
Who is the MP for Les Cèdres?
For Les Cèdres, it’s Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc Québécois), who holds Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon.
Which party won Les Cèdres in the 2021 federal election?
Peter Schiefke won Vaudreuil—Soulanges for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, held by Claude DeBellefeuille.
Who is the MNA for Les Cèdres?
Soulanges is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Les Cèdres and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Les Cèdres?
The mayor is Michel Proulx, who chairs Les Cèdres council.
How much does Les Cèdres council spend?
The 2024 return of Les Cèdres council shows $13.8M of spending for roughly 7,226 residents, $3.2M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Les Cèdres part of?
Les Cèdres’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges, the regional county municipality.
How is Les Cèdres council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Les Cèdres council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Councils: Répertoire des municipalités du Québec, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0) · Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).